Buffalo News

New York Education Commissioner John King Jr. is due in Buffalo for the latest in a series of forums on the Common Core, teacher evaluations and other reforms.

The National Weather Service says the storms that began Tuesday have dumped 24 to 28 inches of snow on towns in northern Oswego County, on Lake Ontario's eastern end.

Artvoice's weekly round-up of featured events, including our editor's pick for the week: Drake , coming to the First Niagara Center on Sunday, December 15th.

Finding a classical music concert in Western New York in the month of December that is not devoted exclusively to Christmas music is a genuine challenge.

After making it to the list of 10 finalists, Buffalo was bypassed to host the NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Championships.

While the initial uproar following the Newtown, Conn., shooting of 20 children and six adults inside Sandy Hook Elementary School revolved around gun ownership regulations, a second major concern stemmed from the tragic event.

It's a little shocking to me that Buffalo.com has never written about Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics owner Jeff Musial, who's appeared on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" over 30 times in addition to his travels for Discovery Channel's "Animal Planet."

The City of Buffalo and the southtowns are two different stories Wednesday morning.

On Tuesday, the New York Public Interest Research Group announced they had created a list of toys they deem dangerous that are currently available on store shelves in Buffalo.

Multiple passengers on a NFTA Metro bus were taken off in stretchers after the bus collided with a car at Bailey and Wecker in Buffalo.

When light heavyweights Ryan Coyne, 21-1, 9 KOs, and Lionell Thompson, 14-2, 9 KOs, lock horns in their 10-round co-feature bout Saturday night, the two boxers will be fighting for both the win and to steal the nationally televised show.

Sharing the road with bicyclists can be nerve racking for drivers. A state senator is now aiming to make the roads safer for everyone.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A snowstorm pushed into New England on Tuesday, with the potential to snarl the evening commute, after causing widespread school and government closures in the nation's capital and elsewhere along the Eastern seaboard.

The Virginia pastor convicted in a Vermont federal court of helping a woman and her child flee the country rather than share custody with her former lesbian partner is arguing that the case should be dismissed because his actions had no connection to Vermont, court documents say.

Coming Home Buffalo in Buffalo NY is known as a refuge for holistic healing and emerging independent artists to sell and show thier work this saturday Dec 14. play host to some empowerment workshops for models, entrepreneur and artists .

Do you still have a ton of holiday shopping to do? If so, join Councilmember Chris Scanlon, South Buffalo CREW , the Greater South Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and South Buffalo Alive for a night of holiday shopping and celebration.

For the third year, BuffaBLOG will host a festive shindig from 10 p.m. Dec. 21 to 4 a.m. on Dec. 22 at Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar , 253 Allen St., Buffalo.

A western New York teenager has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend's toddler son.

Former Mayoral Candidate Sergio Rodriguez left his Twitter followers on edge, targeting Tuesday as his big return to the public eye.

More than a dozen Buffalo teachers and a few parents picketed outside the home of NY State Regent Bob Bennett on Monday because he is a staunch supporter of Common Core standardized testing.